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MINNEAPOLIS — Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez flew here a day early, so he wasn't a part of the Orioles travel party that arrived in Minnesota around 5 a.m. local time after Thursday's doubleheader in Baltimore. Jimenez did his part to pick up his weary teammates Friday night, delivering the finest outing of his Orioles career as he held the Twins scoreless for 71/3 innings in a 3-0 win before an announced 24,165 at Target Field. “Just what the doctor ordered,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “I'm really proud of them, and it all came off [Jimenez's] outing. You couldn't have drawn it up any better.” Jimenez allowed...

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